Publications

OCT
28
Publications

Cliff McKinney Authors AI Article For American College Of Mortgage Attorneys

J. Cliff McKinney II is the author of an article on artificial intelligence in the Fall 2026 issue of The Abstract, a newsletter published by the American College…
OCT
28
Publications

Generative AI And The Ethical Real Estate Lawyer: Applying ABA Formal Opinion 512 to Transactional Practice

J. Cliff McKinney II | Fall 2026 Generative artificial intelligence has quietly become part of real estate law practice. Unlike older technology, which primarily assisted with organizing, searching,…
SEP
21
Publications

Artificial Ethics? ABA Formal Opinion 512 and the Role of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

September 2026 by J. Cliff McKinney II | AI is rapidly changing the practice of law. It is embedding itself into the systems lawyers already use every day,…
AUG
27
Publications

Issue 3: Leveling the Playing Field

Summer 2026 by J. Cliff McKinney II and Jeb H. Joyce | Economic development often begins with a practical problem before it becomes a legal one. A community…
JUL
29
Publications

All Right, Mr. AI, I’m Ready For My Close-Up: Becoming The Director Of Artificial Intelligence Through Prompt Engineering

July 2026 by J. Cliff McKinney II | Every director knows the performance depends on the direction. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no different. It is a remarkably capable…
APR
23
Publications

Prompt Engineering For Lawyers: Free Your Mind: Flipped Interactive Prompting And Perspective Switching

April 2026 by Cliff McKinney | I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk…
APR
23
Publications

Prompt Engineering For Lawyers: We Will Add Your Distinctiveness To Our Own: Iterative Refinement And Prompt Chaining

April 2026 by Cliff McKinney | We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. -The…
APR
23
Publications

Prompt Engineering For Lawyers: How Deep The Rabbit Hole Goes: The Chunking Technique And Few Shot Prompting

April 2026 by Cliff McKinney | This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you…
APR
23
Publications

Prompt Engineering For Lawyers: Blue Pill or Red Pill: Hallucinations Risks And An Introduction To Prompt Engineering

April 2026 by Cliff McKinney | In The Matrix, Neo’s choice between the blue pill and the red pill is essentially a choice between a comfortable illusion and…
APR
23
Publications

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence For Lawyers: Standalone Resource: Model Policy and Training Program For Responsible AI Use

March 2026 by Cliff McKinney | Every significant technological change in law, including computers, email, and online research, has required practical tools to implement ethically. Artificial intelligence is…